Tricky Relationships: What You Can (and Can't) Control

Do you rehearse conversations before they happen, and replay them afterward - tweaking the wording, imagining the response, bracing for potential fallout?

There's a good chance you've been trying to solve a problem that was never yours to solve. This 90-minute workshop is for anyone navigating a tricky relationship - a difficult family dynamic, a hard conversation you keep putting off, or just a situation that's been consuming space in your head. That might mean a parent, a partner, a coworker, a friend, an adult child, or anyone whose reactions you've been trying to manage, brace for, or hoping to get right. It's not a lecture, but interactive and small-group.You'll bring a real relationship or situation from your own life and work through it in real time.

You'll leave with:

• Clarity on what's actually in your control and what isn't
• A grounded sense of what you want, need, or value, separate from what the other person does or doesn't do
• A personal anchor to come back to when hard conversations get uncomfortable
• A short, repeatable statement that keeps you in your own lane without over-explaining or backing down
• A written plan you can use before your next difficult conversation
• A workbook with the full framework to take home

Come with a specific scenario in mind, and you'll leave knowing what's your responsibility, what isn't, and what to do with that information.

About the teacher:

Kimberly Mathis is a Certified Master Coach and former Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over a decade of experience working with people-pleasers, chronic over-functioners, and burned-out high-achievers. Her work focuses on the patterns that quietly drain people - the over-explaining, the emotional labor, the mental energy spent trying to manage what other people think, feel, and do - and she helps clients get clear on what's actually their responsibility and within their control.

Kimberly is known for being direct without being harsh, calling out dynamics that others tiptoe around, and helping people find real clarity without adding another item to their "should" list. Her approach blends a therapist's understanding of why these patterns develop, with a coach's focus on what to do differently, in the relationships and situations that are actually in front of you.

She has her own late ADHD diagnosis, neurodivergent kids, and years of experience working with neurodivergent clients, which means she brings both personal and professional understanding to the ways people-pleasing and over-functioning often show up in neurodivergent brains specifically.

Kimberly is based in the Chattanooga area and works with clients both locally and online. Outside of her work, she enjoys taking care of her pets (she's got 2 reptiles, a cat, and a dog), thrifting with her teenagers, growing flowers in her garden, and dabbling in precision rifle competitions.

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